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Do you proactively mitigate sitting-induced stress during the workday? Most people I speak with don't -- it's just not something we think about. But we need to, because the mere act of sitting at your desk is stressing your body out. [contextly_auto_sidebar id="...
I don't know about you, but when I read productivity articles online, most of the time I think, "This isn't relevant to me." I don't play for incremental improvements, for little hacks that save a few steps. And forget most magazines. If...
About a year ago, we had daily standups with our small team, just the four or five of us. Like most scrum meetings, we started with the same three questions. What are you working on today? What did you do yesterday? What's one problem or obstacle that you&...
There's always going to be "the employee who got away" -- the high performer whose departure from your team delivered a crushing blow to productivity or workgroup cohesion or both. [contextly_auto_sidebar id="AMhpUUJFTCLI0cRVNfep2aFGPFOvZIr0"]Carly Guthrie, who specializes in human resources in the...
Do you ever get the feeling that you're an inactive participant in your own life? This loss of control is frustrating and stressful; to fight it, the key is to be resilient, not reactive. "Resilient people feel a greater sense of control over their lives," says...
If creativity is what you're after, don't force your female employees to be part of head-to-head competitions between work teams. [contextly_auto_sidebar id="PlBCGszyjGC4XsoeyksQIqIbppid8GSC"]Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis pitted mixed-gender and same-sex teams in a performance-based competition for a cash...
